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Chapter = Stereoisomers (Beta version)
Molecules (individually accessible molecule/image files)
| Enantiomeric pair | Generic chiral carbon |
| Enantiomeric pair | methyl-a-hydroxybutonate | |
| Enantiomeric pair | Thalidomide | |
| Enantiomeric pair | A (R)-allene | A (S)-allene |
| Single enantiomer | (R)-Glyceraldehyde | (S)-Glyceraldehyde |
| Single enantiomer | (R)-Carvone | (S)-Carvone |
| Single enantiomer | (R)-Thalidomide | (S)-Thalidomide |
| Single enantiomer | (R)-Generic chiral carbon | (S)-Generic chiral carbon |
| Single enantiomer | How many chiral centers? | |
| Diastereomeric pair | 1-bromo-2-chlorocyclobutane | |
| Meso or not? | 1,2-dibromocyclobutane |
| cis-1,2-dichloroethene | trans-1,2-dichloroethene | |
| E enol of a-chloropropanal | Z enol of a-chloropropanal | |
| Planar cyclohexane | Z enol of a-chloropropanal | |
| Achiral b-ketoester | ||
| Constitutional Isomers: C4 | ||
Animations
Comparing two structures to show they are achiral.
Comparing two structures to show they are
chiral.
Comparing two simple structures to show they are
chiral.
Comparing two structures to show they are
identical.
Comparing 2-bromobutane
enantiomers.
Using internal rotations to
find mirror planes to identify meso compounds.
Substituted methy radical plus
chlorine atom yields a racemate.
Modules (zipped Powerpoint and molecule files)
Chirality (11 slides: review & practice)
Thalidomide (9 slides: images of tetragoenic effects and more)
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